My first game with an International Master

Hello everyone,

I want to talk a little bit about an interesting opening called the "Vienna Game". Then I will show you my first game with an international master in which I used this opening.

The "Vienna Game" is an interesting alternative to the standard king's knight opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3). I really like this opening. If you are fed up with the boring king's knight opening and want to start your game in a rather unique way, without having to deal with the complications or the risks that sometimes characterize irregular openings - the "Vienna game" is a good choice.

The Vienna game starts with the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3

By the way, there is a funny trap that I often use when I play this opening. It works like a charm against many 1600's rated players:

The above trap gives White a big advantage so far as it regards development.

Note that if the trap works and your opponent brings their knight back to g8, this opens a diagonal for the black queen, that allows black to give this uncomfortable check:

For this reason, you must play Nf3 immediately to prevent this check and keep your king safe.

My first game with an International Master

Today I was lucky to beat another player with the Vienna opening. Only this time my opponent happened to be an International Master. Here is the game:

I have no idea why my opponent didn't play 5.Qf6 (the only reasonable move). Maybe he was over confident and played too fast.

It feels strange to beat such a high rated opponent in only 6 moves.

So, I hope you enjoyed this post and learned something new.

See you soon,

The_Analyzer

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The IM let you win. He lost 4 rapid games in a row.

Maybe he was over confident. He played really fast and didn't pay attention to the opening, just like I would do if I played against a 700 rated player.

How do you know it was a FIDE IM that you played?

Because of this:

https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5500869

I'd say you were ready for Carlsen.  

Even if he plays fast no sane person would play Kf8. His rating is only 1500 too.

The question is, is Carlsen ready for me?